[Arnabas]

The Ultimate series', as has been explained to me, exists alongside the original ones. Marvel felt that some of the series (particularly X-Men and Spiderman) have such a long, convoluted history that it is difficult for new readers to pick them up. Given the influx of new fans brought out by the movies, they wanted to make their signature characters more accessible. Thus, Ultimates was born. They haven't (I am told) done away with th originals-- these are just alternate titles (I suppose a type of What If? universe, but as ongoing series, not one-shots).

Re-imagined can be good sometimes, but I am a big fan of good continuity. I enjoyed the Age of Apocalypse stuff years ago, which was a sort of re-imagining. I actually wished that there had been a permanent, ongoing series in that universe. Overall, though, I prefer the original. Those who say that the original material becomes stale and no new stories can be written are just not trying hard enough.